Jan 09 A guide to this week's confirmation hearings: Jeff Sessions, Rex Tillerson and more By Joshua Barajas After weeks of filling out his Cabinet, President-elect Donald Trump's nominees must now face confirmation hearings before Senate committees. Continue reading
Jan 09 Jared Kushner named senior White House adviser to Donald Trump By Daniel Bush President-elect Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is expected to be named as a senior White House adviser, an official West Wing role that will raise further questions about conflicts of interest with Trump and his family’s business empire. Continue reading
Jan 09 Kerry sorry for past State Department discrimination against gays By Matthew Lee, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry publicly apologized on Monday for the State Department's institutional discrimination in the past against gay and lesbian diplomats. Continue reading
Jan 09 Why Sen. Jeff Sessions' record in Alabama could complicate his confirmation By Gretchen Frazee At his confirmation hearing this week, Jeff Sessions will face tough questions about his 20-year tenure in the Senate. But he’ll also be pressed on his record before he entered Congress, when he served as U.S. attorney and Alabama’s attorney… Continue reading
Jan 09 Obama presses Trump not to back away from clean energy By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama cast the adoption of clean energy in the U.S. as "irreversible," putting pressure Monday on President-elect Donald Trump not to back away from a core strategy to fight climate change. Continue reading
Jan 09 Health secretary nominee kept federal dollars flowing to campaign donors By Marisa Taylor and Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News Rep. Tom Price, the physician and Georgia Republican tapped for the nation’s leading health care job, has long criticized federal spending as excessive. Yet during his years in Congress, he’s worked hard to keep federal dollars flowing to his most… Continue reading
Jan 09 Trump battles Streep as Cabinet picks prepare for grilling By Laurie Kellman and Jill Colvin, Associated Press NEW YORK — Donald Trump and his Cabinet picks are preparing to face public questioning over their business conflicts, their approach to Russia and other issues during a critical week of confirmation hearings and the president-elect's first news conference in… Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch 25:03 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Jan. 8, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this episode for Sunday, Jan. 8, President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees prepare for their Senate confirmation hearings this week. Later, a look at the debate over incarcerating juveniles as adults. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York. Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 3:43 Amid ethics concerns, Senate confirmation process set to begin By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 08 Former congressman seeks to delay prison term amid appeal By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press Former U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah, a Philadelphia Democrat, said he expects to win a new trial over errors during his five-defendant trial this year, including the dismissal of a holdout juror. Continue reading